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FAAB/ALJ METAR Alexander Bay Airport

Alexander Bay, Northern CapeElevation 98 ftMedium airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: FYOG · 5 NM W · 45 min old
Ceiling 700 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · FYOG
WIND
170@5
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
700 ft
lowest BKN/OVC

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RUNWAYS & WIND
3 runways
NESW011907251129
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

01/19
Dimensions
6,063 x 151 ft
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lighted
07/25
Dimensions
5,499 x 118 ft
Surface
GVL
11/29
Dimensions
4,823 x 115 ft
Surface
GVL
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
98 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
1708Z 7:08 PM
Sunrise
0406Z 6:06 AM
Loggable night
1733Z (7:33 PM local) → 0342Z (5:42 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
1708Z (7:08 PM local) → 0406Z (6:06 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
1808Z (8:08 PM local) → 0306Z (5:06 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Alexander Bay Airport is in Alexander Bay, Northern Cape. Field elevation 98 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeMedium airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAFAAB / ALJ
RegionNorthern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates-28.5750, 16.5333
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.7
AFIS
AFIS

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

FAAB has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: FYOG (5 NM W, IFR).

FYOG Oranjemund Airport
5 NM W
IFR
FASB Springbok Airport
100 NM SE
UNKNOWN
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov
↗Wikipedia
↗FAAB on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does FAAB have a METAR?
Yes. FAAB is a METAR-reporting station; the current observation loads live on this page.
Does FAAB have a TAF?
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What is the field elevation at FAAB?
FAAB sits at 98 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for FAAB?
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